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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
compensation committee wants to admit that its CEO is below the median. In fact, most want to place their CEO in the upper quartile. As a result, CEOs are like the children of Lake Wobegon — all are above average. Another upward pressure occurs when boards are trying... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
let’s say my share of the deal netted me $7 million, more or less. A good day at the office by any standard. For this happy transaction, my accountant advised me shortly thereafter that I would likely owe Uncle Sam a little more than $1... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Pincus (MBA 1993)
night. I have new ideas for products and product features all the time, which I call bold beats. An example of a small bold beat was animals that move in FarmVille. This took a day of engineering, but when we turned it on, our players... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Responds to Financial Crisis
Global Failures Create a “Lodestar” for HBS Research and Teaching From new cases to new courses and research projects, the HBS faculty’s response to the global financial crisis has been “quite... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
Image by John Ritter Image by John Ritter In the wake of the Snowden leaks in 2015, the New York Times dropped the bombshell news that one company had played a unique role in enabling the National Security... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
While the External Relations team is working to develop a lifelong learning program for alumni, efforts are under way elsewhere at the School to help prepare MBA students for their lives beyond HBS. Professor Leslie Perlow, with 17 second-year MBA students, is creating... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Delivering Trust
fertility doctors and 90 percent of all clinics in the United States. “High-quality assessments are the lifeblood of what we’re offering,” he adds. “Every new review helps hopeful parents and women trying to have a baby.” FertilityIQ... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
Illustration by Edmon de Haro Illustration by Edmon de Haro The idea for the Portland, Oregon–based digital media startup News Bling was born out of the late-night hours of November 8, 2016, when Nupur Patel (MBA 2017) rubbed the fog of... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
the Racial Equity Plan (REP), which was developed last summer by members of the Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force and launched in September. “There always have been people dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion at HBS, and the new... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Facing Ambiguity
On February 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts onboard. In a new multimedia case, “Columbia’s Final Mission,” by HBS assistant professors Michael... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Leading Quietly
well is tricky." Accordingly, he provides short case studies to illustrate some of the many thorny issues a quiet leader might face, how a new CEO deals with a sexual harassment case, the personnel issues... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace
is totally energizing," she says with satisfaction. This adventurous spirit, however, is nothing new. As a high-school student at a Quaker school, Marshall, a Rochester, New York, native, spent a "terrific" year in Germany, where she... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family
"counterphobic move." Punch cards and mainframes were the technological order of the day when she enrolled at HBS, and a successful career in marketing -- including top-level positions at J. Baker Inc. and Bank of New England -- had... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
executive search with tips on how to make each step work for you: Defining the Need. Once we are awarded an assignment, we meet with the client to find out what is required of the new employee. This input becomes the foundation for a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Global Perspectives
Understanding Southeast Asia’s New Business Frontier From cosmopolitan Bangkok and Singapore to the Sumatran rainforest, participants in the June 2017 HBS faculty immersion explored the diverse industries of Southeast Asia. “This region... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
agricultural innovation, Ibrahim Mustapha is at the vanguard of what could be a green revolution. He belongs to a new farming program called Babban Gona, the brainchild of Kola Masha (MBA 2006) that is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
type of collaboration and convenings that will be made possible by HBS’s new Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS). “BiGS can support research and bring visiting fellows to HBS to think creatively about the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Outside Voices
Award recipient Antonis Samaras (MBA 1976) says the think tank is already having an impact. “Despite the crisis being over, Greece faces new challenges: dealing with the consequences of climate change,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
Cathy Barrera (PHDBE 2014), cofounder of the economic consulting firm Prysm Group, was looking for something new to do. She had just left a tenure-track position at Cornell, where her research focused on the intersection of economics and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
Corruption doesn't announce itself with a capital C. It is subtler and thornier than that—as one HBS student learned the hard way during a recent summer internship in Tanzania. In a new case detailing his experience, the student struggles... View Details